PropertyOfZack

by Zack ZarrilloI grew up in the greatest city in the world in a fortunate-but-modest family. The opportunies I was given on a daily basis throughout high school and college were not priceless – they came via both money and circumstance – and I was, and am still, so lucky to have experienced them. But sometimes the luckiest opportunities aren’t enough, even if you want them to be. Growing up was hard for me. I suffered from (and hid) depression while also battling self-consciousness over my weig

by Jesse RichmanI never planned to be here. I hadn’t written anything in any “official” capacity since my days at my college paper, and that was nearly a decade in the rearview when I was convinced to sign on here. Sure, I still dabbled – a couple of LiveJournals here and there; a tumblr for personal-oriented music writing (that’s still around and will have some new life injected into it soon). But when a blink 182-loving internet friend named Zack (RIP ASchismOfZack.tumblr.com!), who had just s

by Emily Coch Today is a weird day. I’m having some déjà vu—I already bid farewell to the site. Twice. Once in 2012, nearly three years ago, via email, when I stepped down as PropertyOfZack’s first Editor-in-Chief, and once in November 2014, when a cross section of TeamPOZ composed a Song of Ourselves for our fifth birthday.[1] Because today is a weird day, I did a weird thing—the first time I’ve done anything like it. I listened to a Zack Zarrillo podcast.[2] Likely because I began as his on

by Adrienne FisherIn Pennsylvania, on I-78 between Allentown and Bethlehem, there’s a certain stretch of highway. It’s unremarkable as far as highways go. Three lanes, concrete median. Semi-trucks huffing up inclines, cruising down exits to one of the Lehigh Valley’s myriad warehouses or industry parks. The road dips and bends moderately to cut through the gratuitously hill-stroked plains of eastern PA. You can slide right between these two towns without ever thinking twice about the path you’re

by Erik van RheenenThe most nervous I’ve ever felt was sitting in the backseat of a Philadelphia taxi, watching the city skyline sprawl by in the hazy daylight of an afternoon in late May. I was the bleary-eyed kind of tired that only comes from early airport mornings, but the usual hurry-up-and-wait anxiety that accompanies flying from Erie to Philly slipped into nerves at the prospect of meeting Zack face-to-face for the first time as quickly as my cab driver dodged in and out of traffic. In A

by Connor SheehanSix years ago Zack interviewed my first-ever band, Fire Torpedoes! Flipping the script and doing an interview where he was a subject had been an idea I tossed around for quite some time, but I’m so glad I waited until earlier this year to finally have that chat. The website had really come full circle and we were back to being a small staff, posting things because we wanted to.I had some incredible times because of this website and the things we accomplished but my biggest take

by Zack Zarrillo Six years is a long time. I used to be a sappy 16 year old who would post Facebook status updates each day that ended with phrases such as “text it.” Now I’m a broken 22 year old suffering from RSI and severe allergies to: everything. It’s been a journey filled with good, bad, wacky, shitty and juicy moments. Here’s the highlight reel: The Amount of Zack Zarrillo Related Typos on PropertyOfZack: The limit does not exist[1]. The Moment I Knew the Website Could Be a Thing: I in

by Jacob TenderI’ve been aware of Zack Zarrillo since 2009, which is a testament to all that he had already achieved before 2011, when we met on Twitter, and 2013, when we met in person for the first time. Now, six years removed from my first visit to PropertyOfZack, Zack is shutting his namesake down. What’s wild to me is that I, like Zack, am 22 at the time of writing, in this, the year of our Lord Tom DeLonge, 2015.Zack and I have only worked together in any official capacity a handful of tim

by Zack ZarrilloThis is the end for me on Off The Record. My final episode includes a discussion about Brooklyn, Dr. Dre and abuse, Straight Outta Compton, 11m Apple Music subscribers, and a bunch of self-centered questions. Jesse will be continuing on with season two of Off The Record in a few weeks, so keep subscribed. The new episode can be heard below!Subscribe: iTunes, SoundCloud, or listen live on Idobi at 7PM EST on ThursdaysHave feedback? Feel free to get in touch with us or to rate the

by Jessica PerryFor as much as he taunts me about being old and dead before I turn 30 (less than three months from now), Zack also solicits me for pieces about being old and maneuvering through this scene and its many motions. He’s expressed, both publicly and privately, that the end of PropertyOfZack may indicate a loss of his identity, posing a strain on his relationship with music. I’m here to tell him that that’s bullshit, and that  no matter what, he’ll be who he is, love what he loves, and

by Jamie ColettaOne of the questions that I’ve been asked repeatedly through this series is really one of the most common mistakes a band can make:“Jamie, my band has toured our local scene and we’re killing it on social media. How do we get signed?”“I just released my own EP on Bandcamp and now I’m wondering how to go about getting a manger.”“We’ve booked our own tours forever and want a booking agent. What should I send to them to get thing going?”“Jamie, how can my band get signed?”“When will

by Zack ZarrilloI will be doing an AMA in the r/PostHardcore Reddit on Monday, August 10th at 7PM EST for the dozens of people interested in asking questions about me, the website, Bad Timing, management, and so on. If you have any interest in asking questions or anything of that nature, feel free to check out the AMA then.

by Zack ZarrilloOn this episode of INSIDE MUSIC, fan favorite Zack Zarrillo returns to discuss a number of changes currently happening in his life. Zack recently announced plans to shutdown his popular music blog, PropertOfZack, and he also made the decision to leave or end the two podcasts he helped create. This, on top of the news he is leaving his position at Jade Tree Records, has lead many to wonder exactly what Zack has planned for the future. This episode provides listeners with a number

by Ashley AronAlmost exactly two years ago, I reblogged a post from PropertyOfZack onto my personal blog - an impactful and well-worded piece by Jesse Cannon on how the punk community needed to stand together in light of the tragic deaths at Electric Zoo 2013. I threw in a comment about how great it would be for Jesse to come speak at my college. That small remark single-handedly helped me land the gig here at POZ as your Showcase Director since Jesse did, in fact, come to speak on my campus. He

by Zack ZarrilloOn Valentine’s Day of this year I had nothing better to do than talk to my friend Connor Sheehan for an hour over Skype. It’s Connor’s fault that the website exists, so it’s only natural to bid it farewell on an idea he put together. Way back in February, Connor wanted to talk through the birth, middle phases, and “reboot” of PropertyOfZack following our relaunch in January. But due to life and school obligations, Connor never got around to putting the podcast episode out into th

by Kayla St. OngeIf you asked me at any given time in the past week how I was feeling, the answer would be tired. There’s the normal part of it– working two jobs, trying to keep my apartment clean, finding time to eat and hang out with my cats. And then there’s the other part – the fact that, in the past three months, I’ve accidentally become a poster child for feminism in punk, been in arguments with people who have far more power than I do, made a lot of friends, worried for my actual physical

by Jono DienerMy brother and I have been inseparable since birth. Whether it was living together, going to the same schools or touring in the same band, we were always around each other. The band we had together, The Swellers, lasted 13 years and helped create some of the best memories of my life. We went to exotic countries, played with some of the bands we’ve loved forever and, most importantly, felt like we were a part of something bigger. But as time went on, some of our priorities changed,

by Zack Zarrillo I got scolded a lot over the first four or so years of running PropertyOfZack. A lot has changed in the past two years, both for myself (management, record label(s), etc) and for our scene (thinning out of bands, streaming advancements, the growling wallets of ten-yearification). But one thing that has not changed is how a lot of individuals on the “industry” side of the music industry act regarding information leaking out onto the internet. A condescending remark commonly di

by James CassarThe phrase “this is probably the worst day of my life” is something you’ll utter (or at least hear) a handful of times on this planet, but if you say it more than once, only one version of yourself along the space-time continuum is probably telling the truth. The rest of you are lying. At least, that’s how my understanding of the English language and Back to the Future works.I’ve uttered that sentence plenty of times in my two decades, which either labels me a hypocrite or a monst

by Zack ZarrilloMusic is usually pretty awful, but not always. I’ve been keeping a (not quite complete) running list of all releases that have had relevance to me since 2009 on a separate Tumblr account aptly titled Records ’XX of Zack. Using that and our PropertyOfZack Album of the Year posts, I’ve compiled a list with my favorite album at the end of each of the past five years, and also what my favorite album of that year is in the present day. I’d be curious to hear about your favorite releas